Nature Reserves and Woodlands in London
London may be a big city but there are plenty of green, open spaces where you can see an abundance of wildlife.
You can spot birds and otters at the London Wetland Centre or visit a London City Farm; go cycling, walking or horse riding through Epping Forest; or have a picnic by the lake in the River Lee Country Park.
Enjoy a day out in London's great outdoors at one of the beautiful nature reserves and woodlands below.
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WWT London Wetland Centre
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Nature Reserve / Woodland
Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Barnes, Richmond, SW13 9WT [map]
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RSPB Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve
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Nature Reserve / Woodland
New Tank Hill Road, Purfleet, RM19 1SZ [map]
Rainham Marshes protects an ancient, low-lying grazing marsh in the Thames Estuary. Its complex of wet grassland, ditches and scrub, supports many breeding and wintering birds.
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Epping Forest
Nature Reserve / Woodland
IG10 4AF [map]
The extensive forest, along with areas of grassland and wetland, is one of London's three Special Areas for Conservation.
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Lee Valley
Nature Reserve / Woodland
This sprawling series of open spaces, in the valley of the River Lea, includes lakes, reservoirs, marshes and wet grassland.
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Addington Hills
Nature Reserve / Woodland
CR0 5HR [map]
Substantial areas of heathland and grassland, in broad glades within a large woodland, housing a host of rare plants and animals.
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Beddington Farmlands
Nature Reserve / Woodland
A large area of lagoons, one of the best sites for birds in London, which is being restored as a nature reserve.
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Bentley Priory Open Space
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Around the Bentley Priory RAF base lies this expanse of ancient woodland, scrub, flower-rich grasslands and ponds, housing a wide variety of plants and animals.
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Camley Street Natural Park
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Camley Street Natural Park/12 Camley St, Regent's Park, NW1 0PW [map]
This tiny oasis of nature near King's Cross - one of the oldest and most influential of urban ecology parks - is home to many frogs, toads and newts and sees an abundance of wild flowers in summer.
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Chalk Wood and Joyden's Wood
Nature Reserve / Woodland
DA2 7NY [map]
A large ancient woodland and areas of heathland in glades, extending into Kent, with exceptionally rich plant life.
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The Chase and Eastbrookend Country Park
Nature Reserve / Woodland
This extensive area of grassland and former gravel works contains a variety of aquatic plants and attracts numerous waterfowl and wading birds.
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Crane Park Island
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Heath Road, Twickenham, TW1 4AW [map]
The Crane Park Island local nature reserve is a peaceful haven and home for wildlife, situated on the River Crane on the borders of Whitton and Twickenham.
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Cranham Marsh
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Marshland is rare in London and this excellent combination of ancient wet woodland, wet meadow and marsh provides an important habitat for marsh-dwelling species.
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Crayford Marshes
Nature Reserve / Woodland
DA8 2LA [map]
One of the few remaining areas of Thames grazing marsh in London, with ditches supporting a wealth of rare plants and animals, and a good range of breeding birds.
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Devonshire Road Nature Reserve
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Devonshire Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3TQ [map]
Devonshire Road Nature Reserve has a pond, meadow, beehive and wildlife conservation area.
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Downe Bank and Cudham Valley North
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Downe Bank nature reserve was known to Charles Darwin as the 'Orchis Bank' for the many orchids that grow there.
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Duke of Northumberland's River
Nature Reserve / Woodland
A section of river with excellent water quality, providing a home for water voles, a variety of fish and aquatic plants, and an exceptional range of aquatic insects.
